By NAVSEA Public Affairs, July 21, 2025 In a rare moment of living history, ship namesake and Medal of Honor recipient, Col. Harvey “Barney” Barnum Jr. joined members of future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr.’s (DDG 124) crew, the Navy…
Fleet Readiness Center Southeast inducts T-45 Goshawks to service life extension production line
From Fleet Readiness Center Southeast, July 22, 2025 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) has inducted its first two T-45 Goshawk aircraft into the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) production line, 13 months after the Navy identified the…
U.S. Coast Guard completes historic Quad Sail to strengthen Indo-Pacific maritime partnership
From U.S. 7th Fleet, July 20, 2025 SANTA RITA, Guam – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) arrived in Guam, July 3, after a landmark multinational sail with representatives aboard from the maritime forces from Australia, India, and Japan—collectively known…
USNS Comfort Departs Dominican Republic After Fourth CP25 Mission Stop
By U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet – Continuing Promise Detachment, July 22, 2025 PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic – The Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, July 21, 2025, after a four-day…
Trilateral Naval Logistics Arrangement for Further Cooperation Signed
From the Navy’s Office of Information, July 11, 2025 BRISBANE, Australia – Senior U.S., Australian and Japanese flag officers agreed today to further enhance logistics interoperability among their maritime forces. Their intent is to enable deeper maritime cooperation among the…
USS George Washington, HMS Prince of Wales Conduct Dual-Carrier Ops
From U.S. Pacific Fleet, July 18, 2025 TIMOR SEA — U.S. Navy George Washington Carrier Strike Group participates in dual carrier operations alongside Royal Navy HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group while underway in the Timor Sea, as part…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute Returns Home, Offloads Approximately $93.2 Million Worth of Drugs in St. Petersburg
From Public Affairs Detachment Tampa Bay ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute offloaded nearly 12,600 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $93.2 million, in their homeport of St. Petersburg, Thursday, following a 59-day patrol…
Coast Guard Cutter Reliance Returns Home to Florida After 60-day Patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) returned to their home port in Pensacola, Friday, following a 60-day maritime border security patrol in the Gulf of America. Reliance’s crew…
U.S. Coast Guard, USS Sampson Conduct Drug Interdiction in Eastern Pacific
Release From U.S. Pacific Fleet PACIFIC OCEAN – The U.S. Coast Guard, in coordination with the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), interdicted two suspected drug smugglers, and seized approximately 3,439 pounds of cocaine in international waters of the Eastern Pacific…
SECDEF Announces Flag and General Officer Nominations
Release From the U.S. Department of Defense Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte for reappointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as…
